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Seventeen Knights Selected in June MLB Draft.

June 8, 2011

Ex-Knight Southpaw Tyler Anderson of Oregon Picked in First Round by Colorado

Seventeen Knights Selected in June MLB Draft.

Seventeen Knights were selected in the MLB draft held June 6-8 including four in the first five rounds and one first-round pick.

Ex-Knight Tyler Anderson of University of Oregon was the 20th overall selection. Tyler is likely to sign and pitch next in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Oregon State catcher Andrew Susac (pictured), who was a teammate of Anderson's on the Knights' 2009 club, was selected in the 2nd round by the San Francisco Giants.

2009 West Coast League Pitcher of the Year Matt Andriese of UC Riverside was picked in the third round by San Diego, and Knights' alum Sam Gaviglio was selected in the 5th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Current Knights' Dayton Alexander of Feather River College, Michael Blake of Hawaii, Nic Cuckovich of Riverside CC and Jace Fry of Southridge High School were selected yesterday. Alexander, who started the Knights' first four games, was taken in the 6th round by Oakland. Blake and Cuckovich have yet to report and were selected in the 16th and 17th rounds by Arizona and Kansas City, respectively. Alexander, Blake and Cuckovich are likely to sign and start their pro careers here soon. Fry pitched tonight and is expected to enroll at Oregon State in the fall.

For the complete list of Knights picked in the 2011 MLB draft, see below:

Round / Player / School / Organization
1st / Tyler Anderson / Oregon / Colorado
2nd / Andrew Susac / OSU / San Francisco
3rd / Matt Andriese / UC Riverside / San Diego
5th / Sam Gaviglio / OSU / St. Louis
6th / Dayton Alexander / Feather River College / Oakland
6th / Josh Osich / OSU / San Francisco
9th / Jace Fry / Southridge High / Oakland
10th / Scott Lyman / UC Davis / Florida
11th / Dean Green / Barry University / Detroit
16th / Michael Blake / Hawaii / Arizona
17th / Nic Cuckovich / Riverside CC / Kansas City
25th / Taylor Ard / Washington State / Boston
29th / Carter Bell / OSU / Arizona
33rd / James Nygren / OSU / Florida
37th / Taylor Starr / OSU / Cleveland
38th / Dustin Emmons / UC Riverside / New York Mets
41st / Cody Bartlett / Washington State / Toronto